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or third visits ; 139 visits were paid for special purposes—in cases
of illness, at the request of parents, etc.
71 ante natal visits were paid, with 65 re-visits.
During- the measles epidemic 642 first visits and 213 re-visits
were paid by Miss Buckton, who was detached from infant visiting-
for t'his purpose.
Infant Consultations have been 'held twice weekly at the old
Council Offices, and the number of attendances (5,197) made
testifies to their usefulness.
The Council having adopted my recommendation by appointing
a Lady Assistant Medical Officer for the Maternity and Child
Welfare department, two more Health Visitors, and more suitable
premises for the Ante Natal and Infantile Consultation will further
help to deal with the prdblem of preventible infant mortality.
MIDWIVES' ACT.
The number of Midwives giving- notice of their intention to
practice in the Borough during the year wes 60.41 of these were
attached to the Plaisitow Maternity Charity, 6 to Sir Henry Tate's
Nurses' Home at Silvertown, and 13 were in private practice.
Of these 2 left the neighbourhood during the year, 1 had no cases,
2 others 1 and 3 cases respectively.
42 visits were paid by the Inspector of Midwives for the purpose
of inspection of bags and records.
The nurses working at the Maternity Home at Plaistow did
not come under the Midwives' Act for the first half of the year, as
during that time a resident Medical Officer was appointed. (See
Section E., 26.) 870 cases have been taken by doctors, 992 by
midwives.
There have been 59 still-births notified. Of these 33 were
doctors' cases, 26 midwives. Midwives have notified three cases
of Ophthalmia. These have been visited and kept under observation
unitil well. One case of puerperal fever has been notified in
the Borough during the year.